…In this movie, I'll show you how to select and modify path outlines that…are associated with existing shape layers using the black and white arrow tools.…So let's say where this image is concerned, that upon further reflection,…I decide that this dot right here is too close to the star and…I want to nudge it farther away.…Well then I need to modify the path that is associated with this border shape…layer, here inside the layers panel, using either the black or white arrow.…

Let me show you how those work.…I'll press Ctrl + zero, or Cmd + zero on the Mac, to zoom out.…And then I'll drop down to this arrow tool that's located below the Type tool and…I'll click and hold.…And notice that we have a black arrow tool,…which Photoshop calls the Path Selection Tool, and…a white arrow tool, which Photoshop calls the Direct Selection Tool.…I prefer to call them the black and white arrows because that's what they look like.…And also, they have a keyboard shortcut of A for Arrow.…So by default, if you click on this tool, you'll get the black arrow tool,…

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9/18/2014

Released

8/19/2013

Photoshop CC One-on-One is back, and this installment teaches you how to build on your basic knowledge and achieve next-level effects with this premiere image-editing program. Industry pro Deke McClelland shows you how to seamlessly move and patch areas of a photo with the Content-Aware toolset; stretch the brightness of a scene with automatic and custom Levels adjustments; create intricate designs with text and shapes; and morph an image with layer effects and transformations. Deke also shares his techniques for sharpening details, whether addressing noise and highlight/shadow clipping or camera shake, and converting a full-color image to black and white. The final chapters show you how to best print and save images for the web, making sure all your hard work pays off in the final output.

Topics include:

Performing automatic retouch, scaling, and more with the Content-Aware tools

Editing the histogram

Customizing a Levels adjustment

Making channel-by-channel Levels adjustments

Sharpening with the Smart Sharpen, Emboss, and High Pass filters

Working with vector-based type

Kerning and tracking characters

Creating text on a path

Drawing and customizing shapes

Creating depth, contour, and texture with layer effects

Liquifying an image

Simulating an infrared photo

Adjusting print position, size, and color

Creating the perfect JPEG image

Downsampling for the web

Skill Level Intermediate

10h 37m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 09/18/2014. What changed?

A: Deke updated the course to reflect changes in the 2014
version of Photoshop CC. The updates are concentrated in "The Content-Aware Collection" and "Creating and Formatting Text"
chapters, but there are new movies sprinkled throughout the course as well.